The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-08
TO THE FARMERS OF NORTH
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Without cooperation we can have no
organization, without organization we can
have, nc. system, without. system we can
Edo~-hething.t Tits is the bedrock idea
upon which rests our farmers clubs and
other organizations. It. was this that
brought into being our splendid ohven-
tionion the 26th of january last, where
.wast organized our North Carolina Farm
ers' Association. It was the design and
purpose Of that convention to make this
Association a,permanent Institution. Not
permanent, but that It, should grow and
strengthen and develop until it should en-
brace Units membership all the farmers of
our State. Never before in all the history
of this country, have the farmers felt so
strongly the imperative necessity for Or
ganization.1 In the Northern and North
western States their organization is NOV
ing steadily onward; throughout the
South the movement is not only hopeful
and significant, but wonderful, and prom
ises at no distant day to enlist the SYM
pathy and active cooperation and sup
port Of all the intelligent and progressive
farmers of the South.
Recently a convention Of representative
farmers of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas
was held at Waco, Texas, to institute and
prosecute such measures as would aid and
advance the movement.
On the 10th of August a convention of
the farmers of the ten cotton States is
called, tosmeet in Atlanta, Ca, to consider
the causes of the depression existing in
the great industry IF agriculture in the
Southland if.Poesible find andapply the
remedy At, this convention, steps will
be taken, most probably, for the call and
organization Of a NationalF Farmers Asso-
citation. On the secondly Wednesday in
January next|our State Association will
meet in the citygof Greensboro,sN G..
The gratifying and rapid progress made
in our, State, in organizing farmers clubs
and the organization of oranges, inspires
the belief that the farmers of the Old
North State are being aroused as never
before, and that they will be fully pre-
pared to fall into line with their brother
farmers and with their best endeavor and
truest loyalty, strive to advance this the
greatest Of all our great industries. b.
We, the Executive Committee of the
North Carolina Farmers Association, ap-
peal to the, farmers of our State to, organ
ize. Establish neighborhood or township
clubs; from these, organize county clubs,
and thus be in a position to be properly
represented>in our State Association, and
other representative bodies of ourfarmers.
We respectfully but earnestly suggest
that meetings Of farmers be called and
held in every neighborhood as soon as
the busy seasonh our ~cropsashall have
passed, Propagation it noW-aBeginxto
agitate it. Write to. the P~RoGREssTvE
FARMER, Raleigh, N. O., the Official organ
of our State Association, for the form of
Constitution and By-Laws, which vii be
mailed to appicants free of charge. iwnr
1t is necessary that the Secretary Of
our State Association Should have and
keep a complete directory Of the farmers
clubs throughout the State. ~
We therefore ask that every ctub<an the
State whether it be county or township
sclub) send at once to- our Secretary, Mr.. B..
F. HESTER, OXFORD, N. c., the name and
postoBfce address Of each, the President,
Vice. President, Secretary and Treasurer
together NTH the number of members IN the
club, and the date Of ats organization.
We trust that each member of a club
receiving this address will be sure to call
the attention of his club to this very i'm
portant matter.
~ OnebehalfI of the Farmers State
Association, we respectfully ask the
various papers of the State to give this
address a place in their columns.
D. R. PARKER,
r. I-TA A. NJ. MCIvER, l. VTU
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